May 1, 2015

The Daily Bankruptcy News

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Law:

Gap With Top Firms Will Close, Ballard Spahr Chair Predicts
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DLA Piper Names 2 Restructuring Partners
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Freshfields cuts bonuses
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Kelley Kronenberg Adds Bankruptcy Practice Group, Diversifies Office in Tampa
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Good news for new lawyers: Fewer grads mean better job prospects, report shows
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Beyond The Billable Hour: 6 Key Insights
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Malpractice concerns spark heightened scrutiny of lawyers switching firms
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Before Dentons-McKenna Merger, Departures
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Three Times The Work, One Third The Billing
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The Top 10 Law Schools For Best ‘Social Life’ (2015)
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Do Prestigious Law Degrees Really Matter?
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Northwestern Extends Loan Repayment Aid to Private Sector
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Students at one Baltimore law school may take exams at home
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Cooley Snags a Webby Award
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4 Ways to Ensure Security and Ethics in Law Firm Emails
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Fraud Claims Against Proskauer Over Tax Shelter Advice Upheld
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2 lawyers charged after courthouse deposition erupts into fistfight
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Northwestern offers ‘interest freedom plan’ to law grads earning less than $85K in private sector
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Getting Paid In SmallLaw
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How these American lawyers have built their lives and careers in foreign lands
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Reinventing The Law Business: The Most Important Thing I Do
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Rapped for photo taken with Snoop Dogg, state trooper files whistleblower suit against department
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Judges:

These Guys Ticked Off The Wrong Bankruptcy Judge
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Chief Justice John Roberts Has Become Less Predictably Conservative
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In Defense Of Justice Scalia
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Barry Bonds, Judge Kozinski, and Trusting the Government
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Wall Street:

 

Major U.S. stocks indexes end April with a whimper
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Layoffs:

 

National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Education:

This chart of projected tuition costs will give anyone saving for college the chills
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Stockton spending $400K a month on unusable Showboat More questions, but few answers, about Stockton's Showboat purchase Stockton may scrap Showboat casino campus deal
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Social Media:

LinkedIn plunges on weak outlook LinkedIn shares crashing more than 26%
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Student Debt:

College grad who refuses to pay back her loans has applied to 300 jobs — and she's still unemployed
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Batteries:

Exide Technologies Emerges From Chapter 11 Restructuring
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Privacy:

RadioShack Is A Reminder That Old Data Don't Die, Or Fade Away
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Economy:

Employee compensation costs jump in Q1
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The Death of the 40 Hour Workweek
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It looks like the US economy is 'beyond full employment' Jobless Claims in U.S. Decrease to Lowest Level in 15 Years
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Consumer Spending Ends Sluggish U.S. Quarter on Better Note
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Millennials might yet be bailed out by better wages
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This new set of rankings shows which colleges pay off the most
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Warren Buffett Losing His Economic Mojo
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:

Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.68 percent
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Mortgage rates inch up on mixed economic news
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The first quarter saw a refinance mini-boom
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Mortgage Giants Seen Needing up to $157B in Aid in Disaster Fannie Mae: More Questions, Fewer Answers From Treasury Leaked Treasury memo on Fannie, Freddie fuels fire for sweep critics
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Montco real estate developer's bankruptcy case reopened
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Municipalities:

Michigan Governor Calls for State to Pay Detroit Schools' Debt 18 Detroit schools close as hundreds of teachers protest Gov. Snyder's education plans OK, let's break down Snyder's plan to overhaul Detroit Public Schools Detroit school system to split under Michigan governor's plan Detroit Mayor Duggan Disses Gov. Snyder's Proposed Reforms of Detroit Schools
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What Detroit can teach us all
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S&P ratings agency says bankruptcy unlikely in near term for Atlantic City
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Puerto Rico's economy in limbo after legislators reject governor's tax proposal
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Puerto Rico utility wins bondholder agreement for extra time
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After setback, Puerto Rico governor lays out recovery agenda
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Chicago Touts Shift in Debt Practices
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Retailing:

Sears Creates Venture With Macerich in $150 Million Deal Sears strikes third real estate deal this month
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Celebs:

‘Real Housewives’ Star In Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud Reportedly Acting Like ‘Diva’ Behind Bars
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Celebrity chef will close Largo restaurant after filing Ch. 11
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George Soros May Face a Monster $6.7 Billion U.S. Tax Bill
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The 1990 NFL draft class: Some thrive, but just as many struggle
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Oil/Gas:

Crude- oil prices flirt with $60 a barrel Oil Price Rally Built on Very Fragile Ground
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Cashion-based drilling Falcon Rigs files for bankruptcy protection
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Franklin Resources Backs Hard-Hit E&Ps
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Oil crash forces Endeavour to seek sale, abandon bankruptcy plan
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How Shale Is Becoming The .COM Bubble Of The 21st Century
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Exxon profits fall 46 percent amid cheap crude
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OPEC April Output Highest Since 2012
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Low oil prices could destabilize the financial system
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Low oil prices could destabilize the financial system
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Mass Torts:

Asbestos firm’s opposition to releasing clients’ information is revealing, Garlock claims
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Financial Literacy:

How to teach kids about money at any age
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Food/Beverage:

Is It Too Late for McDonald's to Save Itself?
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Religion:

'Slow road to recovery': Finances run thin for Diocese of Helena after approval of bankruptcy
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Victims getting payment through abuse settlement say trauma is far from over
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Fraud:

April 2015 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Environmental:

Rush job on Freedom Industries clean-up?
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Coal:

Peabody chief questions climate science, backs 'clean coal'
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Consultants:

Moelis Plunges as Revenue Falls on Weaker Restructuring Market
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 new filings today)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)-(2)- (3)-(4)-(5)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)-(10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Single Asset Real Estate Debtors Account for 19 Percent of All Ch. 11 Cases to Date
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Cross-Border:

Reorganization by Foreign Debtors in the US and UK
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Bankruptcy Reform:

The American Bankruptcy Institute's Recommendations for Chapter 11 Reform
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Reclamation:

When Are Goods "Received" For Purposes Of Section 503(B)(9) Of The Bankruptcy Code?
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Avoidance Actions:

CPI Corp. Preference Actions Filed
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Litigation:

Civil procedure nerds unite! The FRCP amendments are here!
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New Supreme Court Case Could Have Huge Impact on Class Action Litigation
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Apparel:

Moody's downgrades NYDJ to Caa1 from B3; outlook negative
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Gambling:

Caesars Examiner Close to Deal on Creditors’ Investigation
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Tropicana refuses anti-Icahn letter from casino workers
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Electricity:

After A Year In Chapter 11, Energy Future Holdings Still Divided, Outlook Unclear
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Museums:

Infighting, legal fights bury Graves Museum
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Sovereigns:

Elliott's Newman Says Investors Too Optimistic on Argentina Deal
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More debt , you bet!
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UK:

Begbies Traynor Gives Profit Warning On Declining Insolvency Market
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Interview: R3 president Phillip Sykes
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The Wonder Of Woolies – Good News For UK Insolvency Practitioners
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Lloyds upbeat on UK growth as profits lifted by drop in bad debts
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U.K. Manufacturing Unexpectedly Cools as Pound Saps Exports
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EU:

Mario Draghi is 'truly radical'
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PIIGS:

Greece, Euro-Area Partners Target Deal by Sunday
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What Greece Faces if It Defaults
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IMF says next Greek payment to Fund due May 6
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The Coming Defaults Of Greece
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Russia:

Russia cuts key interest rate, hopes worst of crisis over
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Brazil:

Creditors of Brazil's Eneva Approve Restructuring Plan
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Austria:

Austria's Schelling rules out insolvency for Carinthia Carinthia Won't Be the Next Greece
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MENA:

Bahrain central bank puts Iran-linked bank, insurer into administration
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Indonesia:

Indonesian government to write off Merpati
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China:

China's struggles argue for stimulus all round
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